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Tim Burton and Wes Anderson: same old story | Hadley Freemanhttp://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/may/29/tim-burton-wes-anderson-same
With Dark Shadows and Moonrise Kingdom, the directors' 'distinctive' styles are wearing a little thin<p>Last weekend, in defiance of the sunshine, I went to the movies. First, I saw a Tim Burton film starring Johnny Depp with white makeup and blackened hair playing a misunderstood loner <em>(pictured)</em>. He is befriended by a middle-aged mother and, despite his apparent asexuality, he is romantically pursued by one of her friends. He is, however, besotted with a doe-eyed young lady, but their love is doomed because she, unlike him, is mortal. The movie climaxes with outraged townsfolk storming his gothic castle, horrified when they learn of his true nature.</p><p>After that, I decided some Wes Anderson was in order. This movie featured improbably eloquent children and focused on an especially precocious boy who is mocked by his peers and misunderstood by the adults, all of whom are emotionally damaged and less mature than the children. There are scenes involving over-the-top amateur dramatics. Bill Murray shambles about, playing a chain-smoking, embittered cuckold.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/may/29/tim-burton-wes-anderson-same">Continue reading...</a>FilmTim BurtonWes AndersonMoonrise KingdomTue, 29 May 2012 19:00:05 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/may/29/tim-burton-wes-anderson-sameAllstar/WARNER BROS. PICTURES/Sportsphoto Ltd./AllstarJohnny Depp in Burton's Dark Shadows. Photograph: Allstar/WARNER BROS. PICTURES/Sportsphoto Ltd./AllstarAllstar/WARNER BROS. PICTURES/Sportsphoto Ltd./AllstarJohnny Depp in Burton's Dark Shadows. Photograph: Allstar/WARNER BROS. PICTURES/Sportsphoto Ltd./AllstarHadley Freeman2012-05-29T19:00:05Z